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Slaughterhouse CTE Friday, Sep 4 2026 0 Comments Former Des Moines Register assistant sports editor Ira Lacher writes about the games and business of sports for various newspapers and magazines. “Are you not entertained? Are you not entertained? Is this not why you are here?” The quote is from the 2000 film Gladiator, which followed a deposed Roman nobleman’s quest to avenge the executions of his wife and children.

Former Des Moines Register assistant sports editor Ira Lacher writes about the games and business of sports for various newspapers and magazines. I have embraced futbol — all right, “soccer” — from the time I was old enough to kick a ball. Since I could only kick it lousily as a kid, the best I could do was watch it, which there was plenty of in New York City during the Sixties and Seventies.

Former Des Moines Register assistant sports editor Ira Lacher writes about the games and business of sports for various newspapers and magazines. More than two decades ago, Jerry Seinfield laid it on the line for sports fans. “Loyalty is kind of a hard thing to justify in the end,” the comedian, referring to professional athletes moving from team to team, told David Letterman in 1994. “Every year, it’s different guys, right? … You’re rooting for clothes, when you get right down to it.